inductions

noun

plural of induction
1
as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work

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2
as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health

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Recent Examples of inductions For the first time, the Hall of Fame inductions will be split between an afternoon panel open to all NYCC badge holders and the invite-only Harvey Awards ceremony in the evening. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 In the last 16 inductions classes, there have been 12 defensive ends elected. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 There are Little League World Series in baseball and softball, and Hall of Fame inductions in football and basketball. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 Past inductions have sometimes but not always included musical collaborations between inductor and inductee — depending, oftentimes, on whether the person doing the honors is a singer or from some other walk of entertainment. — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2026 At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime. — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inductions
  1. inaugurations
  2. deductions
  3. inaugurals
  4. inferences
  5. initiations
  6. determinations
  7. conclusions
  8. consequences
Noun
  • Roosevelt took his first oath of office on March 4, 1933, but his subsequent inaugurations took place on January 20.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaugurations
Noun
  • Yes, clubs have fallen foul of slightly breaking Premier League rules in the past and have received points deductions as a result.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What is likely is point deductions, enforced looking forward, not backward.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Definition of inaugurals
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  • La Liga is yet to release distribution amounts for 2025-26 but, based on previous seasons and inferences which can be drawn from Barca’s latest figures, the amount the club must hand over to Sixth Street is in the region of €40million per year.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Stevens allowed the case to proceed, noting there were multiple inferences to draw from the evidence and that one interpretation implicated Perillo.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inferences
Noun
  • Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.
    — James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of initiations
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  • Although a United Nations panel investigating the Myanmar military referred to genocidal intent, the United Nations does not make official determinations of genocide.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The government expects states to rely increasingly on third-party data — on things such as workers’ compensation claims or prescription information — to help make determinations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • The most justifiable criticism against the DC detective series is that its mysteries play out wordily, without letting the audience in on how its space cops come to major conclusions.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The expert stressed that the team's field work was complete but that laboratory analysis was still underway before broader conclusions could be drawn.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • After all, if the ultimate goal of a central bank is to regulate the temperature of an economy by changing the cost of credit, then the fact that credit is increasingly extended by the bond market rather than banks inevitably has consequences.
    — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone considering those options should read the official settlement notice carefully because the legal consequences differ from simply submitting a claim.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Inductions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductions. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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